Skeletons Reveal Family Trapped in Ancient Cyprus Earthquake
In Kourion Cyprus an A D 365 quake buried a family under rubble. Soren and colleagues recovered seven skeletons in a house including a woman about 19 and a baby 18 months, with a man aged 25 or more. Rings near the man suggest early Christian symbolism.
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National Geographic Society Ashington
Kourion
Cyprus
Vesuvius
A.D
Walter H. Birkby
University of Arizona
Birkby
Christ
Soren
Camelia
Squeamish girls brave boys liked as horror film dates
A study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology reports that teen male viewers seen as fearless during horror films are rated more attractive by their dates, while teen female reactions to fear boost male appeal. Researchers Dolf Zillman and colleagues from Indiana University studied 36 pairs of college students watching horror scenes. The findings emphasize macho display as enhancing male attractiveness and dating appeal in horror movie contexts.
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New York Times
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Dolf Zillman
Institute For Communication Research
Indiana University
Iowa student leads guerrilla fight in Sudan
Garang, a Sudan People's Liberation Army commander, spent formative years in the United States including farming work in Iowa and studies at Grinnell College and Iowa State University. Now leading a 3 year old bid for autonomy, he claims socialist leanings but says ideology will come from Sudanese people.
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Iowa
Sudan
Kapoeta
John Garang
United States
Fort Benning
U.S
Garang
Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Minnesota
U.S. Army’s Infantry Training School
Grinnell College
Iowa State University
Gaafar Nimeiri
sub-Saharan Africa
Nimeiri
Onter
101-Year-Old Driver Retires After First Crash
Britain’s oldest driver John Meldrum, 101, parks his car after a minor bump forces him to surrender his license. He was fined about 50 dollars for careless driving and must retake the test. He cited aging eyesight and weaker legs as the reason for giving up driving.
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London
Britain
John Meldrum
Triumph
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